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Suitable for the new or migrating users of Linux.
List of contents
Introduction.
Part I: Linux First Steps.
Chapter 1: Starting with Linux.
Chapter 2: Running Commands from the Shell.
Chapter 3: Getting into the Desktop.
Part II: Running the Show.
Chapter 4: Learning Basic Administration.
Chapter 5: Getting on the Internet.
Chapter 6: Securing Linux.
Part III: Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution.
Chapter 7: Installing Linux.
Chapter 8: Running Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Chapter 9: Running Debian GNU/Linux.
Chapter 10: Running SUSE and openSUSE Linux.
Chapter 11: Running KNOPPIX.
Chapter 12: Running Yellow Dog Linux.
Chapter 13: Running Gentoo Linux.
Chapter 14: Running Slackware Linux.
Chapter 15: Running Linspire and Freespire.
Chapter 16: Running Mandriva.
Chapter 17: Running Ubuntu Linux.
Chapter 18: Running a Linux Firewall/Router.
Chapter 19: Running Bootable Linux Distributions.
Part IV: Running Applications.
Chapter 20: Playing Music and Video.
Chapter 21: Working with Words and Images.
Chapter 22: E-Mailing and Web Browsing.
Chapter 23: Gaming with Linux.
Part V: Running Servers.
Chapter 24: Running a Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP) Server.
Chapter 25: Running a Mail Server.
Chapter 26: Running a Print Server.
Chapter 27: Running a File Server.
Part VI: Programming in Linux.
Chapter 28: Programming Environments and Interfaces.
Chapter 29: Programming Tools and Utilities.
Appendix A: Media.
Appendix B: Entering the Linux Community.
Index.
